Open Arms

OPEN ARMS

Recently, I heard a story of a family that went to visit an aquarium. The family had a few small children in it and was really enjoying all the displays. As they made their way through the aquarium they realized their 4 year old son was no longer with them. They began to panic. They contacted the security guard who then locked down all the exits until the boy was found. After some time of searching, the boy was finally located in the arctic display area. Right inside the penguin exhibit. Well, the parents were so overjoyed that their son had been found, and was unharmed. They finished their visit and began their ride back home.

As they traveled some distance from the aquarium they had noticed how quiet there young son had been. They began to worry that maybe this had been such an overwhelming experience that he had been emotionally affected. So the dad pulled the car over and they began to ask their son if he was alright? He nodded, but still did not speak. The mom had noticed that while they were speaking with him his eyes kept wondering to his back pack that he always carried with him. She reached down and pick up the back pack and opened it. Much to her surprise right there in that back pack was a baby penguin. Can you image having to drive back to that aquarium and explain to them it is us again, you remember the ones who lost their son and you had to lock down all the exits. Yes, it is us; well we just wanted to return the baby penguin our son stole from here.

You know God cares for each one of us. He does not want not even one to be lost. Matthew 18:14 says,” In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.” Sometimes for us it really is as easy as “turning the car around and going back”, to fix the mess ups in our lives. Other times, it takes a little more to get ourselves turned around, but God is always right there waiting for us with open arms. Go ahead turn around he is right there.

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Tracy